Hood ornament construction



Sept. 23, 1952 R. L. ,LOGUE HOOD ORNAMENT CONSTRUCTION Filed June 9, 1950 INVENTOR. Fag/Wand Z. Joy /e. BY

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Patented sept. 23, 1952 Kaiser-Frazer Corporation, Willow a corporation of Nevada Application June 9, 1950 Seria I No'. 167.215 1 Claim- (01';4j1"' 10") I The present'invention relates to improvements in an assembly of a plurality of parts, and improved-' means for holding su'ch parts in I as- =sembled relation; and, particularly, relates-to improvements inhood ornament assemblies and assembled parts together.

Hoodiorhament assemblies comprise a 'ba'se h'aving'i a surface complementary in shapetothat :o'f'the'hoodto which the assembly isatt'ache'd,

and the hood assembly of the present invention is formed of a plurality of separate parts which are assembled and secured together. An ornamental member is secured to the base and such ornamental member has an elongated projection formed on the under surface thereof which is received within an elongated opening in the base. The parts are held together by means of a removable spring clip of novel construction which has a pair of parallel legs received within a groove formed in the projection within the opening of the base and engaging the walls of the groove, and a shoulder on the base to lock the parts against separation. The clip is readily accessible from the under side of the base so that the parts may be easily assembled or disassembled.

One of the primary objects of the present invention is to provide a simplified means for securing a pair of members in assembled relation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simplified and resilient means for securing a pair of parts in assembled relation so that the parts are securely held together and rattles therebetween will not develop in use.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following specification, the drawing relating thereto, and from the claim hereinafter set forth.

In the drawing, in which like numerals are used to designate like parts in the several views throughout:

Figure l is a side elevational view of a hood ornament embodying features of the present invention, and illustrating such ornament on an automobile hood.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of a portion of the under side of the base, taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and illustrating the assembly.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a novel form of holding clip forming a part of the present invention.

Referring to the drawing, a hood ornament,

R n M ch" I I V generally indicated at I, is illustrated as mounted up'onanautomobile hood2. ,T-hehood ornament l comprises anv elongated metal base 3 having the under'surface'thereof curvedytoconform to the curvature-pf the top surface of the hood 2, in the region to which it is to be applied. Such base 3 is .hollowed out on the under; side thGIYBOfitQ pro- .vide azlongitudinally extending groove! therealorig-which communicates within, the forward p'crticnjthereof with an-elongated opening 5.

ornamental ring 6; which may be' formed of a transparent plastic, is mounted to the base I and is received within a depression 1 formed in the forward portion thereabove with the rear edge of the ring 6 abutting against a shoulder 8 formed on the base. The ring 6 is secured to the base through the cooperation of an integral elongated projection 9. The projection 9 is complementary in shape to the shape of the opening 5 so that lateral and longitudinal movement of the ring 6 is prevented. In order to prevent disassembly of the parts, the projection 9 is formed with a pair of longitudinally extending grooves 10 which are formed on opposite sides of the projection 9 along the length thereof.

The base 3 is formed with a pair of longitudinally extending shoulders ll within the opening 5 and adjacent the grooves I0, with such shoulders I l facing away from the ring 6.

The opening 5 and the groove 5 are in open communication; that is, the opening 5 forms a continuation of the groove 4 and that portion of the base 2 adjacent opening 5 is of gradually decreasing depth from front to rear, as shown in Fig. 1.

The ring 6 and the base 3 are held together by means of a spring clip I2. The spring clip I2 is generally U-shaped and substantially flat and is formed of a spring metal. The clip [2 has a pair of longitudinally extending and parallel legs [3 which are transversely fiat, and which are formed with longitudinally extending spring waves substantially normal to the flat surfaces thereof. When the clip is assembled, the wave legs provide a resilient connection between the ring 6 and base 3.

The ring 6 is assembled to the base 3 by the insertion of the projection 9 within opening 5, as best shown in Fig. 2. The clip I2 is then inserted by moving it along groove 4 toward the front of the assembly, and so that the legs [3 are sprung into the grooves I0 engaging the sides of the grooves and projecting beyond the sides of the projection, so that the legs l3 also engage shoulders H. The relative dimensions and proportions or the egs l3 and the rooves l and sho lders H are s ch that the clip is forced into i s assemb ed. pos t on so that t e legs 13 are sprun a d e ert a s ient forc against t e r o es l0 and the sho lders it so that the ri and b se are s rely held to ether- It t b com s necessary to disassemble the parts; for example, if the ring were broken, this m y e ac ompl shed in a t ly easy ay y removing the hood ornament, and the base of the clip 12 is then exposed within groove 4 so that it may be pulled out and the new rin replaced.

The particular hood ornament here disclosed also includes an additional Ornamental mem er 14 which is substantially circular in cross section,

taperin 1mm end to end. The intermediate portion, of the, ornamental part I4 is supported on a complementary surface on base 3 and is secured thereto by screws Hi. The forward end of the portion 14 extends through the ring 6, as shown in Fi 2. 1

Formal changes may be made in the specific embodiment described without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is commensurate with the appended claim.

What is claimed is: l

An assembly comprising first and second members, one of'said members having an elongated openin therein, the other of said members having a complementary projection received within said opening, means providing a pair or longitusecond members.

4 dinally extending grooves within said opening in and along the opposite sides of said projection, means forming a pair of longitudinally extending shoulders within said opening on the other of said members adjacent said grooves and on opposite sides of said projection, and a resilient U- shaped locking member having a pair of elongated transversely flat parallel legs received within said grooves and against said shoulders to hold said first and second members together, said legs being distorted in longitudinally extending spring waves to resiliently engage said grooves and shoulders and prevent separation of said first and RAYMOND L. LOGUE.

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